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I know that I’ve been posting flower arrangements using tulips over the past month, but it appears that we’ve reached the end for the season. In all, I was able to extend my tulip season by almost one full month. Before we know it, it’ll once be time again to plant bulbs. Anyway, let’s take a closer look at this flower vase. I really like these yellow ranunculus. They came in a cheap package that was labelled “yellow”. I believe that I got it from Tulip World. Despite the fact that it was purchased on sale and at a bargain, the blooms themselves are quite lovely. This pale yellow color…

Sadly, my seasonal love affair with the ranunculus and double tulips has almost come to an end. With only a few more tulip and ranunculus posts to share with everyone, I guess that it’s time to start dreaming about warm weather flowers. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though. The more and more that I used the Amazing Grace tulips this year, the more I realize that they were playing a major role in my “designs”. I put that word in quotes because, let’s face it, I’m just a person playing with flowers in their backyard. The Elegance Salmon ranunculus were hands down one of the most enchanting flowers…

Because the garden is comparatively small, it seems like I always find myself looking for new ways to use various plants. Pansies are certainly no exception to this, as I quite love their cute little blooms. After growing pansies from seed for a few years, I started using the small stems in cut flower arrangements – let’s take a closer look at this one – To start, I wanted to form a base of Amazing Grace tulips. You’ll remember from last post, these tulips have quickly become one of my favorites. They are a perfect blend of lavender and pink. The tulips in the photo above had been stored in…

First of all, I want to give a HUGE ‘Thank You’ to everyone who has been following along here on the blog. While I usually focus mainly on YouTube, it’s nice to take a break and do something different. I really appreciate every single person who visits these posts. Now, onto the arrangement! The first thing that I wanted to pick for this flower arrangement were some Minnow daffodils. At least, I’ve been told that these are ‘Minnow’. I technically don’t know the name of these, as they came in a huge unlabeled mixed bag from the home improvement store. They’re always the last daffodils to start blooming. Their tiny…

The obsession continues! In progressing with my goal to post more frequently on the blog, I’m here to show off even more of some of my favorite flowers. This time, in the form of a flower arrangement filled with pink and peachy tones – my favorite color pallette! Check out this jar filled with Floret Champagne ranunculus. Technically, I believe they are the La Belle Champagne ranunculus – but I’m not certain. Either way, I have quickly become utterly obsessed with the color of these flowers. While the Floret website featured much more variation in color, mine were all generally the same. Though I know that I should pick them…

Though the tulips and ranunculus have long gone by the time that you’re reading this, I can’t help but enjoy myself as I continue to sift through the photos from this spring. Making fresh-from-the-garden flower arrangements is one of my favorite things to do, so why not take a closer look at yet another one. These are the Floret Rose ranunculus. When I placed an order back in fall, I knew that I wanted to plant a lot of pink flowers. However, I don’t think I was prepared for how pink they would actually be! These rose ranunculus are some of the brightest pink flowers that I have ever grown.…

I’ve been growing ranunculus for years. In fact, it was one of the very first flowers that I wanted to grow after seeing pictures of the flowers in a seed catalog online. We’ve really come a long way in terms of corm availability since then. Last fall, I made a purchase from Floret of some really lovely ranunculus corms. Now that they’re in bloom, I couldn’t wait to share the results! Of all the ranunculus that I ordered, I think the Floret Marshmallow ranunculus are my absolute favorite. Seriously, it is such a soft and delicate pastel pink. Whenever I try to take photos of it, it seems as if…

In true to myself fashion, I’m once again arranging flowers while wishing I had taken the time to establish more perennial plantings. Here we are, beginning to harvest the last of the tulips for cut flowers, and there isn’t greenery to be found anywhere in the flower patch. Oh well. The tulips in the arrangement are from the ‘Victoria’s Secret’ mix that I bought from Eden Brothers. Only 6 of 10 bulbs bloomed, and it wasn’t exactly a mix. As you can see, most of my flowers are this lighter purple color – with only one being the dark purple/red/black color. I decided to mix them with these mysterious white…

You don’t have to be an expert florist to make beautiful flower arrangements. In fact, any gardener can make a lovely vase filled with the freshest blooms. That’s one of the main reasons that I grew to love tulips so quickly. Tulips, specifically double tulips, can help create enchanting table decor without much effort at all. In picking tulips, growers will first need to decide if they want to leave the bulb in place. In my garden, tulips will not bloom again, though technically perennial. The climate range for re-blooming is very narrow, actually. For this reason, I always pull the entire plant from the garden. The bulbs will be…

This year has been weird for a lot of reasons. In this, I’ve found myself experimenting with different ways to make my flowers last longer. It’s certainly no secret that florists and “real” flower farmers store their plants in the cool after harvest. For a lot of different cut flowers, cool temperatures will help to preserve the blooms until they are ready to be used. Since I have a dirty old fridge in my basement, I decided to plug it in and give my best effort to store some tulips. Check it out! I picked these orange tulips three weeks ago! After storing them in the fridge on the lowest…

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